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1 TABLE of CONTENTS Luminar 2018 for Windows User Guide By Richard Harrington Version 1.0 Welcome... 2 Key Features and Benefits of Luminar... 3 Installing and Activating Luminar... 4 System Requirements for Windows OS... 5 Installing Luminar as a Plug-in... 6 Opening Images... 9 User Interface Overview Working with Presets Using Filters Working with Layers Masking Options in Luminar Removing an Object Cropping a Photo Saving & Exporting Files Keeping Luminar Up to Date Page 1! of 116!

2 Welcome Luminar 2018 is a full-featured photo editor for PC and Mac. It brings over 300 robust tools and features, including fast RAW support, layers, custom brush for selective editing, masking, dozens of photo filters with custom adjustments, presets and a lot more. Luminar 2018 also brings an innovative user interface, that photographers can adjust/customize based on the style of their photography, skill level and preferences. This makes Luminar a highly personalized photo software tool, suitable for photographers of all skill levels. Luminar is the world s first photo editor that adapts to your style & skill level. It offers the versatility to support many different cameras available as well as styles of photography. It s designed to make complex photo editing easy & enjoyable. Luminar can help tackle anyone s photography needs, ranging from correcting challenging image problems to artful stylizing. Skylum designed Luminar with a scalable, adaptive user interface one that s responsive and beautiful. In it you ll find a powerful set of tools which are easy to use. We believe it can help all photographers from professionals to new photographers. New photographers and mobile shooters will appreciate a simple approach using one-click presets and universal tools like cropping, noise reduction and image healing. Casual photographers may start with those same presets, but will soon to using Luminar s uniquely tailored tools which achieve great results quickly. For passionate enthusiasts and professionals, the full gamut of editing tools such as brushes, layers, blending modes, texture overlays, an editing history menu and much more herald a new generation of advanced photo editing possibilities. Skylum is one of the world s leading developers of consumer and professional photography software, serving over 35 million customers worldwide. Using experience gained over more than 10 years of delivering mobile and desktop software, Luminar is truly a state-of-the-art tool for any photographer seeking to improve their photos. Page 2! of 116!

3 Key Features and Benefits of Luminar A scalable and adaptive user interface that let s you work the way that you want. Over 60 powerful one-click presets to quickly enhance your images. 50 image enhancement filters to refine your photos and solve image problems. Layers, brushes and masking provide the ultimate in selective editing. Customizable brushes plus a selective masking system to allow for precise control. A History panel to track which adjustments have been made to an image as well as quickly perform multiple undos. RAW, JPEG, TIFF and other popular files support for the greatest flexibility. Workflow tailored to any style with support for using as a standalone application or as a plug-in to popular host applications. Page 3! of 116!

4 Installing and Activating Luminar There are two ways to install Luminar on your computer. The method you choose will depend upon how you purchased Luminar. Installation for a PC 1. Click the download link in your activation (sent after purchase). 2. Locate the installer in your Downloads folder. You may need to unzip the installer before running it. 3. Double-click Luminar_2018_Setup.exe to launch the installer application and begin the installation process. 4. Click Install to start the installer. You may need to grant the installer permission to proceed. 5. When the installer is complete, leave the checkbox marked for Run Luminar 2018 and click Finish. 6. Review and agree to the License Agreement. 7. Enter the address you used when purchasing the software and your activation key to complete installation and registration. The application is now ready to use. If you ever lose your activation key, you ll be able to provide our support team with your address and they can restore the activation code for you. You can also look up your products and keys at If you purchase software from our website, you ll need to download and install your software. Follow these steps. Page 4! of 116!

5 System Requirements for Windows OS Luminar 2018 PC Windows-based hardware PC with mouse or similar input device Direct X 10 compatible Graphics Cards of better Processor Intel Core i3 or better Memory 4 Gb RAM or more Operating System Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Hard disk 2 Gb free space, SSD for best performance Display 1280x768 size or better You can check your system specifications by opening Settings and clicking About. Page 5! of 116!

6 Installing Luminar as a Plug-in While Luminar is a full featured stand-alone application, some users also choose to install and run it as a plug-in for other popular photo editing software. If you installed after downloading from our website, you should be prompted to install the plug-ins for detected software you already have installed. If you choose to install as a plug-in at a later time, you can easily do so. 1. Make sure Luminar is open. You may need to right-click on the application and choose to Run as administrator. 2. Simply choose Luminar > Install Plug-ins to start. 3. A new dialog box appears to show you which supported host applications you have currently installed on your PC. The host applications supported by Luminar are: Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Classic and version 6, not CC) 4. Click the Install/Uninstall button for the corresponding apps in which you d like Luminar to run. Note For best results, quit the host application (such as Photoshop) before you install a plug-in. You may be prompted to input your Administrator password to complete the installation. Page 6! of 116!

7 Using Luminar with Adobe Photoshop Luminar is a powerful addition to Adobe Photoshop. To apply Luminar as a filter, follow these steps: 1. Make sure Adobe Photoshop is open. 2. Open an image you d like to enhance. 3. Choose Filter > Skylum Software > Luminar 2018 A new dialog appears to indicate that Luminar is running. 4. Luminar should automatically open the image you were editing. If needed, click the Luminar icon in your Dock to switch to Luminar. 5. Make any edits or adjustments as needed in Luminar. Use presets to speed up your editing workflow. 6. When done, click the Apply button to send the adjusted image back to Photoshop. Note Luminar can operate as a Smart Filter in Photoshop. If you designate a Photoshop layer as a Smart Filter, then launch the Luminar plug-in as normal to make edits. When you return to Photoshop you can always double-click on the layer and return to Luminar with all edits intact. Page 7! of 116!

8 Using Luminar with Adobe Lightroom Classic CC Images in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC (or Lightroom 6) can be easily handed off for editing in Luminar. To exchange a file from Lightroom Classic CC to Luminar, follow these steps: 1. Make sure Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC or Lightroom 6 is open. 2. Choose your image(s) in Lightroom Classic CC or or Lightroom 6 from the Library or Develop modules that you want to work on with Luminar. Do not use the Previous Import collection or you won t be able to see your edits. 3. Choose File > Export with Preset > Luminar 2018 Open Source Files or Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments. Open Source files. This sends the original image without any Lightroom edits made to the file. A new image is returned to Lightroom after editing in Luminar. Edit a Copy with Lightroom Adjustments. This sends a copy of the image with all Lightroom adjustments applied. A new image is returned to Lightroom after editing in Luminar. 4. If it doesn t switch automatically, click the Luminar icon in your Taskbar to switch to Luminar. 5. Make any edits or adjustments as needed in Luminar. Use presets to speed up your editing workflow. 6. When done, click the Apply button to send the adjusted image back to Lightroom. 7. Switch back to Lightroom. A new file is added to your Library and stacked with the original in your Library. Page 8! of 116!

9 Opening Images Luminar offers many easy-to use as well as powerful controls to improve your image. The first step of course is opening a picture within the application. How to Open a Photo There are several ways to open images based on your personal preference. Each of these four methods generates the same outcome, so choose the one that works best for you. 1. First, launch Luminar. 2. You can now open a supported file format using any of these methods. At the startup screen, click the Open Image button to navigate to and open a file. Choose File > Open to navigate to and open a file. You can also drag a photo directly onto the Luminar application in the Taskbar. 3. Your photo opens into the Canvas ready for editing. Note The image background can also be changed. By default it is dark gray. But it can be lightened, as desired. Select the menu item View > Background or right-mouse click on the image background to select a new background color for the image. Page 9! of 116!

10 How to Develop a RAW Photo When working with raw files, it is recommended that you apply the Raw Develop filter to the image in order to fine-tune the raw image. You can apply the filter to any raw photo: 1. Make sure an image is open in Luminar. 2. Click the Add Filters button. 3. Choose RAW Develop from the Essential category of filters. You can only have one instance of this effect and it will always apply at the top of the filter stack before other filters. Note A close equivalent to the RAW Develop filter is the similarly named Develop filter. This is designed for use on non-raw files such as TIFF or JPEG. You can only have one RAW Develop or Develop filter applied per image. Page 10! of! 116

11 Adjust The Adjust tab contains the essential color and tone adjustments that should be made using the raw file. This sets the stage for all the adjustments that come after. Temperature. Use this slider to warm or cool a shot. This adjustment essentially adds Cyan or Yellow to an image to change its color temperature. Tint. This adjusts the amount of Green or Magenta that is added to a shot. It is useful for removing color casts from an image. Exposure. Adjusts the global luminance of the image. Moving this slider to the left results in a darker image (reduction of exposure value). Moving this slider to the right results in a brighter image (increase of exposure value). Contrast. Adjusts the contrast of the image. Contrast is the difference in luminance or color that makes an object in an image distinguishable from another. Practically speaking, contrast is determined by the difference in the color and brightness of an object in relation to other objects within the same field of view. Highlights. Adjusts the brightness of the brightest areas of the image. Moving the slider to the right cause very bright areas to become brighter, while moving the slider to the left, makes them darker. Shadows. Adjusts the brightness level of the darkest areas of the image. Moving the slider to the right will cause such areas to become brighter and additional details will appear. When moving to the left, such areas become darker, and the number of shadow areas in the image generally increases. Whites. Adjusts the white point of the histogram and white tones in the image. When moving to the right, the brightest tones will become brighter while the histogram stretches to the right. Moving the slider to the left will cause white tones in the image to become darker and the histogram to compress to the left. Page 11! of! 116

12 Blacks. Sets the black point of the histogram or black tones in the image. Moving the slider to the right, black tones become brighter and the histogram compresses to the right. Moving the slider to the left, black become darker and the histogram stretches to the left. Clarity. Allows users to increase the contrast in the midtones introducing more depth between the relationships of values that lie in the middle of the histogram. Lens Correction This set of controls lets you apply lens corrections to a photo. These are designed to remove flaws in the image cause by the lens or handling. The Lens Correction command easily fixes all kinds of lens distortion, from barrel and pincushion to chromatic aberration and vignetting. This is a useful way to compensate for flaws caused by the lens. Distortion. Drag to the left to increase the barrel shape of the lens. Drag to the left to pinch and compensate for wider angle lenses. You may need to crop the layer or use the Scale command in the Transform controls to compensate for gaps at the edges. Chromatic Aberration FIx. Chromatic aberration is another type of color fringing. It often happens on telephoto lenses and in areas of high contrast. It tends to show up as magenta or green edges. Devignette. Removes any darkening at the edges of an image caused by the lens itself. This is a corrective command, not a stylizing command. If you want an artistic vignette, be sure to explore the Vignette filter. Page 12! of! 116

13 Transform It is also possible to transform the shape of a photo to compensate for perspective issues or problems caused by the camera s physical position. With the Transform tool there are many options available for changing the position, rotation, and scale of a layer. The Transform tab is the third tab in the Raw Develop and the Develop filter. Adjust any of the following properties as needed to transform the image: Vertical. This tilts the image by rotating on the X-axis. This tilts the image forwards or backwards and can help compensate for an image with any keystoning problems. This type of problem causes vertical lines to appear skewed and is often caused by the camera shooting from age by rotating on the Y-axis. This angles the image from side to side and solves the problems caused by shooting at an angle in relation to the subject. Horizontal. This adjustment tilts the image on the Y-axis. It can help compensate for perspective issues caused by shooting off-angle from your subject. Rotate. Rotates the entire canvas on the Z-axis and can be useful for straightening a crooked photo. Aspect. This command changes the aspect ratio of a photo. Dragging the slider will expand the height or the width while contracting the opposite direction for the second value. Scale. Use the Scale command to effectively crop the transformed photo. This is a useful way to hide gaps after transforming a photo. X Offset. This shifts the transformed image left or right. Y Offset. This shifts the transformed image up or down. Page 13! of! 116

14 Supported File Types Luminar is designed to open a wide range of file formats. This ensures compatibility with most cameras as well as common graphic formats. Supported file types include: GRAPHIC FORMATS PNG JPEG TIFF (8-bit and 16-bit) POPULAR RAW FORMATS.CR2.NEF.ORF.RAF.ERF.ARW.RW2.DNG.PEF and more Page 14! of! 116

15 User Interface Overview Working with Luminar, you ll access controls from three primary areas. The Top Toolbar contains general-purpose and frequently used functions of the software. The Side Panel is located to the right of the main image display; all adjustment tools, layers and the histogram can be found here. The Side Toolbar contains useful tools to edit your images. You can also save time with the Preset Panel which offers one-click presets at the bottom of the screen. Top Toolbar As you work with an image, the Top Toolbar contains many commands that you ll frequently use. These are grouped logically for easier use. Open Button The first button controls how files are opened, processed, and exported. Clicking the Open button opens a file services dialog. Open Images. This used to load new images for processing. Page 15! of! 116

16 Zoom Buttons These next three buttons are used for changing your view of the image size in the canvas. If you go from left to right the buttons do the following. Magnification Level. The first menu controls the zoom level. Click the dropdown menu to choose from a preset. Zoom Out. This option reduces the view size of the displayed image. You can see the current zoom level in the magnification level field. Zoom In. This option increases the view size of the displayed image. Comparison Buttons These buttons allow you to compare the original image with the original default image, so you can easily compare how your enhancements changes the original image. Quick Preview. The eyeball icon can quickly toggle between the original image and the enhanced version. This allows you to quickly compare the current image with the original. This is the fastest and most convenient mode of comparison. Compare Button. This button activates a comparison where the image is divided by a vertical strip ( curtain ). The original image (Before) is displayed on the left, and the current result (After) is on the right. This vertical strip can be dragged left or right, so you can view the differences in the picture. Page 16! of! 116

17 Undo/History Buttons The next two buttons control the Undo command as well as let you view an image s History. These two buttons give you complete control over reverting to an earlier state of an image. Undo. The Undo Button (curving left arrow) cancels the last action (for example, changing a slider). This is useful to go back to an earlier step. History Panel. The History panel will quickly become an essential part of your workflow. It s here that Luminar keeps a list of what you have done to the image since you opened it. These are multiple undos and an easy way to go back in time. Simply click on an early History State to revert the photo to that stage of editing. Tools Menu The Tools menu holds specialty tools that help you modify an image or layer. These tools will be explored in-depth later in this guide. Crop Tool. The Crop tool allows you to hide parts of an image to change its composition or to prepare it for display at a certain size or aspect ratio (such as a 5X7 print). The Crop tool also makes it easy to align (straighten) the horizon in an image if it s not horizontal. You ll learn more about cropping in the chapter Crop & Transform a Photo. Erase Tool. The Erase tool is similar to the Clone & Stamp tool. The key difference is that you don t need to choose where to sample pixels from. Simply click and paint on an unwanted object and pixels surrounding it will blend and try to remove the object from the image. You ll also learn more about erasing in the chapter Removing an Object. Page 17! of! 116

18 View Preset Panel/Side Panel Buttons The next two buttons affect which controls are visible. You can choose to hide options like the Preset Panel and Side Panel to make a larger preview image. Show/Hide Preset Panel. The Preset Panel on the bottom of the Luminar 2018 interface is where you ll find all of your presets. These include those created by the Luminar team as well as your own custom presets. To hide the Preset Panel, just click the button to toggle visibility or use the Tab key to hide both the Side and Preset Panels. Show/Hide Side Panel. The Side Panel on the right side of the Luminar 2018 interface is where you ll find the Histogram, Layers, and Filters controls. This area is a fixed width and is always displayed on the right. To hide the Side Panel, just click the button to toggle visibility or use the Tab key to hide both the Side and Preset Panels. Share Image Button The last button in the top Toolbar is used to share an image from the application to other applications. The same image can also be shared with other editing software from Skylum (and others) or uploaded directly to social networks and other online services. Export to Image. Creates a new file in a common image format. Services. Choose to send to system applications, upload directly to social networks, or share with other online services. Page 18! of! 116

19 Side Toolbar The Side panel gives you access to three important sets of controls. The Histogram is a useful tool for judging exposure and details. Layers lets you work with multiple objects to create a composite image or to isolate effects or textures to their own place. The Filters section gives you precise control over each filter you ve added to a layer. Histogram /Layers / Info Buttons At the top of the side panel are three buttons that provide advanced controls over your images. If you are just getting started with Luminar 2018, you might leave these three options deactivated. However, as you grow comfortable with editing tasks or are looking for the most flexibility and control, be sure to explore them. Histogram While color correcting or adjusting exposure, the histogram can be a great help. This graph illustrates how the pixels in the image are distributed across brightness levels. More on the Histogram in the next section. Layers In Luminar, a layer can contain image, transparency, and filter information. This allows you to combine (or composite) multiple images into a new image as well as make complex adjustments with maximum flexibility. By isolating discrete elements to their own layers, it is easier to control options such as transparency and blending. For most users, it s a good idea to leave your Layers panel open while you work; this is where most of the action takes place. The Layers panel is like the steering wheel of a car. We ll explore layers in depth in the chapter Working with Layers. Info The Info Bar provides basic information about the file and can help you better understand your image, as well as its resolution. Page 19! of! 116

20 Histogram While color correcting or adjusting exposure, the histogram can be a great help. A histogram is a graphical representation of the tonal values of your image. This graph illustrates how the pixels in the image are distributed across brightness levels. In other words, it shows the amount of tones of particular brightness found in your photograph ranging from black (0% brightness) to white (100% brightness). Ideally, well balanced images will have tonal values across the entire range of the histogram. To read a histogram, start at the left edge, which shows the shadow regions. The middle shows the midtones (where most adjustments to an image are made), and to the right are the highlights. The histogram is able to display Red, Green, Blue channels separately or, by default, shows all of them at once. Click on the Histogram to switch between seeing a composite Histogram or just viewing details about the Red, Green, and Blue channels (which can be useful for spotting tint issues and color casts). You can also see a grayscale average for luminance. Additionally, clicking the two small triangles in the upper left and upper right corners will show hot and cold pixels respectively. These are pixels that have shifted or exposed to become absolutely black or white pixels. Page 20! of! 116

21 Cold Pixels To enable or disable the display mode of absolutely black pixels, click the triangle on the left and the histogram is clipped on the left side. Absolutely black pixels will be displayed in bright blue in the image. Cold pixels (in blue) indicate areas where black has achieved maximum concentration (a zero value). Hot Pixels Clicking the triangle on the upper right will show where your image is completely white, where the histogram is clipped on the right side. Absolutely white pixels are displayed in red. In both cases this can be problematic (especially for printing) as there is too much ink coverage for cold pixels and no details at all in the hot pixels. These indicators are a sign that you should adjust the exposure of the image. You may want to leave the Histogram panel open as you work, because it is an easy way to learn to read the graphical details of a digital image. NOTE The use of the Develop and RAW Develop filters are an excellent way to take control of the Black and White points as well as the Shadows and Highlights of an image. Pressing the J key will also toggle the clipping indicators On and Off if you want to see the pixels underneath. Layers Layers are a powerful way to build up your images, with different enhancements and use of blending modes on each layer. Using layers, you can apply corrections or enhancements on different layers, and experiment until you achieve exactly the look you d like for your image. To create a new layer. Click on the + button in the Layers Toolbar header. A small pop-up menu will appear giving you the option of creating a layer using one of two options. Use an Adjustment Layer to create a layer to which you can apply a preset or any other adjustment in the Filters panel. The Add Image option will show a standard Open File dialog, allowing you to create a new layer with a texture file or another image that you ve chosen. Page 21! of! 116

22 To remove the layer. Select the layer and click - in the Layers Toolbar title. To change the blending mode of the layer. Set the Layer Blending mode in the dropdown list under the word Layers or in the fly-out menu indicated by the Gear icon underneath the + icon. You cannot set the blending mode for the first layer because it is not mixed with anything it is the baseline image. More on blending modes in the chapter Working with Layers. Layer Transparency Setting. Click on the drop-down menu with percentages near the word Opacity. Drag the slider to customize the opacity for the selected layer. Opacity controls how opaque a layer is (and is the opposite of transparency). Access Advanced Settings and Functions of a Layer. Click on the Gear icon below the + icon. A context menu appears with additional features to apply to the layer. To Change the Order of Layers. All the layers except the first are movable. Click on the layer and drag to move the selected layer to the new location. Changing the stacking order or layers can affect the order of operation (how images are developed) which can change its appearance. Show / Hide the Layer. Click on the eyeball on the left side of a layer to toggle between visible and hidden. You ll learn more about layers in the chapter Working with Layers. Page 22! of! 116

23 Info The Info Bar provides basic information about a photo. Some of this information is always visible and the rest can be toggled on or off. When the Info button is activated, this information is displayed from left to right: ISO. The ISO of the image when captured. Focal Length. The focal length for the lens used when shooting. Aperture. The ƒ-stop for the images. Additional information is always shown about your image. Resolution. The current resolution of the image in pixels. Bit Depth. Luminar supports working in 8-bits per channel for JPEG and 16-bits per channel for RAW files. Filters Filters are how you can adjust the exposure, color, contrast, and style of your image in Luminar The proper use of filters can significantly improve your image. Each filter is designed to solve specific problems or enhance an image in a particular way. The Filters section of the side panel shows any filters you have applied. Page 23! of! 116

24 Filters can be stacked in any order to change their order of operations. You can also add masks to filters to control their results. Filters can also have other properties like their blending mode and visibility adjusted. You ll learn more about each filter in the chapter Using Filters. Preset Panel The Preset Panel contains all of the one-click Presets available in Luminar These presets can be applied to any open image or to a new Adjustment layer. To apply a preset, simply click on its thumbnail. To adjust the intensity of the effect, use the Amount slider to blend the adjustment. We ll explore presets in depth in the next chapter. Page 24! of! 116

25 Working with Presets Presets allow you to make instant changes to your image with one click of a button. Each preset is made up of all the saved filters as well as the settings used for each of those filters. Presets can also include Blending Mode and Opacity changes made to a filter or a layer. For each layer or adjustment layer, a different preset can be applied, which can make for some creative results! Applying a Preset In order to save time when developing your image, you ll find an extensive collection of presets. Professional photographers from around the world have helped us create a comprehensive group of presets that give your images amazing enhancements in a single click. To apply a preset: 1. Make sure an image is open in Luminar. 2. If the Preset Panel isn t visible, click its icon in the Top Toolbar. The Preset Panel will open at the bottom edge of the screen. You can click the Preset Panel button in the Top Toolbar to toggle displaying and hiding the presets filmstrip bar on the bottom of the window. 3. Examine the presets available by exploring their thumbnails at the bottom of the page. Each offers a live preview as what the image would look like with the Preset applied. 4. Click on a Preset thumbnail to apply it. You can quickly switch presets by clicking on a new thumbnail. You can also use the right and left arrow keys to switch presets. Page 25! of! 116

26 5. You can quickly switch presets by clicking on a new thumbnail. To view all the presets in a given category, simply use the arrow keys on your keyboard or the horizontal scrollbar located at the bottom of the Luminar 2018 window. 6. If you hover your mouse over a preset an Amount slider is revealed, with the default set to 100% opacity. By moving the Amount slider located within the Preset name you can lower the intensity that the effect has on your image. 7. Click the Star icon on a preset thumbnail to add it to your Favorites list for easy access. Applying a Preset as an Overlay Preset If you d like to experiment with presets more freely, be sure to try out adjustment layers. An adjustment layer is an empty layer that can hold filters. This layer is placed above your image and allows for easier control over blending modes and opacity. It s also easy to mask an adjustment layer to control which parts are seen (more on masking later). An easy way to apply a preset to a new adjustment layer is to user the New Preset Overlay feature. 1. Make sure an image is open in Luminar. 2. Make sure the Presets panel is open. 3. Click the New Preset Overlay button in the upper-right corner of the preset area. A new adjustment layer appears. 4. Choose the preset that you d like to use and click its thumbnail. 5. If you d like to try a different preset, just click another preview thumbnail. 6. Experiment by adjusting the Blending Mode and the Opacity for the Overlay Preset layer. Page 26! of! 116

27 Loading Additional Presets There are many presets included with Luminar. To make it easy to manage these presets, you ll find that they are organized into several groups and categories. Choosing a Group Presets are organized into three major groups. To view these options click the circular icon at the right edge of the Presets Panel. This will open up the Group and Category browser. All Presets shows you both presets created by the Skylum team as well as any that you ve saved or imported. Favorite Presets are the presets that you tagged with a star (just click the hollow star on a preset s thumbnail). Use these presets to create a consistent edit across a series of images or to keep a shortlist of your favorite adjustments. User Presets shows you presets that you ve created on your own. Page 27! of! 116

28 Choosing a Category Presets are also organized into Categories to help sort them by style. These categories include presets created by Skylum and professional photographers. To view by category, click the circular icon at the right edge of the Presets Panel and choose the All Presets group. You ll now see several categories to choose from, including: Basic. These presets create subtle changes in your image for clarity, vivid colors, adding a vignette, and more. Street. These work well for photographs shot under onthe-move conditions. Bring out detail and add contrast to your images quickly. Outdoor. A collection of presets that are well-suited for outdoor lighting. Use these presets to quickly add contrast, make colors vivid, improve skies, or add details with structure. Portrait. Enhance the look of people by smoothing skin tones and bringing back warmth and color to your subject. Travel. Apply subtle adjustments to both color and contrast. These presets are useful for evoking a mood and are a quick way to stylize your photos. Dramatic. Use these presets to create images that offer a dramatic flair. Looks include presets to create desaturated colors, high-contrast tones, rich colors, big glows, or soft focus. Aerial Inspired by DJI. These preset are perfect for photos taken from your drone. They are optimized to bring out the most detail in aerial photos while cutting down on haze and sharpening the image. Page 28! of! 116

29 Customizing Presets Remember, a preset is merely a starting point. Different photographers will desire different looks. Plus a preset may work great on some photos, but need a little tweaking for others. Once you select a preset, you have the ability in the Side Panel to use Filters controls to modify that preset to fit your specific image needs. Saving Custom Presets As you adjust presets or build your own recipes from scratch, you may find a particular combination that you like. Custom presets can function as the jumping off point for your own look and style. A preset can store a lot of control in an easy, one-click effect. 1. Adjust an existing preset or add your own effects to an image. 2. Click the Save Filters Preset button in the lower-right area of the Filters controls. 3. A dialog will pop-up at the top of the window asking you to name your preset. Give it a descriptive name to help you remember which situations to use the preset. 4. Click the OK button to store the preset. Once you've added the preset, it will appear in the User Presets group. Page 29! of! 116

30 Adding a Custom Preset Pack Occasionally Skylum or other professional photographers will release a collection of presets, called Packs. When you import a Custom Preset Pack, it will create a new category in the Presets category window, and display any associated presets therein. To add a Custom Preset Pack, select the menu item File > Add Custom Presets Pack. An open dialog will be displayed, allowing you to choose the Pack you wish to add. You can also get more presets from the Category switcher. Just click the Get More Presets button. Page 30! of! 116

31 Using Filters Filters are how you can adjust the exposure, color, contrast, and style of your image in Luminar. The proper use of filters can significantly improve your image. Each filter is designed to solve specific problems or enhance an image in a particular way. Be sure to click the Info (i button) in the Filters Catalog to see helpful descriptions. Applying a Filter In order to adjust an image in Luminar, you ll need to apply a filter. There are several ways to do this for an image. You can choose the workflow that fits your personal style. Click the Add Filter Button. At the bottom of the Filters area is the Add Filter button. You can also click the + button at the top of the Filters area. These both open a pop-up list of filters. Use the Categories at the top to sort the list or the Search box at the bottom to look for a specific effect. You can also over each name to see a description and sample image for each filter. Add an Adjustment Layer. In the Layers area you can click the + button at the top and choose to add an Adjustment Layer. Once added, the Effect list opens and you can apply a filter to its own layer. This makes it easy to adjust the Blending Mode and Opacity for the Adjustment Layer to refine the look of the filter. More on adjustment layers in the chapter Working with Layers. Page 31! of! 116

32 An Overview Of Filters To help you get the most from Luminar s filters, you ll find a detailed guide that explains the major features of each. Some filters have similar controls so you may notice that certain Filters have parts that perform similarly. Filters are grouped into different categories. based on function. All filters share some standard controls. At the top of each filter you ll find: Disclosure triangle. Click this triangle to hide or show a filter s controls. Filter name. Click the filters name to access a contextual menu of filter controls. Filter mask button. The filter mask lets you paint with a brush to control where a filter s results are shown or hidden. Visibility icon. Click this icon to toggle the visibility for a filter s results. This is a useful way to judge the effect a filter is having on your image. At the bottom of each filter you ll find: Reset filter button. This resets all of the controls of a filter to their default value. You can also double-click an individual slider to reset a single controller. Remove filter button. This removes the filter from the panel. You can re-add a filter by clicking the Add Filters button at the top of the side panel. If you want to temporarily disable a filter, just click its visibility icon (the eyeball). Page 32! of! 116

33 Essential Filters The essential filter are some of the most frequently used in Luminar. These filters perform core adjustments that are useful for most images. Accent AI Filter This filter automatically analyzes your image and instantly corrects it. Under the hood, more than a dozen controls are in use. This effect tends to yield naturally beautiful results with one simple slider. The Accent AI Filter can substitute for many traditional controls like shadows, highlights, contrast, tone, saturation, exposure, details and others. Boost Controls the overall amount of the filter effect applied to your image. Page 33! of! 116

34 Black & White Conversion The B&W Conversion filter converts a color photo to black & white. It also contains a number of controls to manipulate the monochrome look. Color Filter. Six Color Filters are available which act similar to glass filters that are placed in front of a camera lens. Neutral, red, orange, yellow, green and blue. Each Color Filter when applied will brighten that specific color and darken the opposite color on the color spectrum. For example: Red is often used to brighten skin tones and Blue to darken skies. Click the Edit button to redefine any default value. Luminance. Color sliders control the brightness of each relative color as it is converted from color to black and white. Saturation. Each Color slider will introduce the respective color that was present within the original color image back into the black and white image. Exposure. Controls the overall luminance value throughout the image. Adding exposure brightens the image while removing exposure darkens the image. Contrast. Controls the differences in the relationships of tonal values. Adding contrast increases the difference between the highlights, midtones, and shadows. Removing contrast decreases the difference between these tonal values, flattening these relationships. Highlights. Luminance control of the brighter values in the image, basically affecting the tones on the right side of the histogram independently from the darker values. Page 34! of! 116

35 Shadows. Luminance control of the darker values in the image, basically affects the tones on the left side of the histogram independently from the brighter values. Whites. Very specific luminance control over the brightest values within the image, really only affecting the tones that lie within the far right of the histogram. Blacks. Very specific luminance control over the darkest values within the image, really only affecting the tones that lie within the far left of the histogram. Clarity. Allows users to increase the contrast in the midtones introducing more depth between the relationships of values that lie in the middle of the histogram. Details. Increases image details globally or in highlights and shadows. Develop & Raw Develop The Develop and Raw Develop filter let you adjust the primary image. This filter is usually run first. To learn more about it, see the section titled "How to Develop a RAW Photo. Page 35! of! 116

36 Saturation/Vibrance This filter is a useful way to control the Intensity of colors in a photo. It is often used in conjunction with Exposure or Tone adjustments. Saturation. This slider adjusts the intensity of all colors in your photo. Vibrance. This slider adjusts only the intensity of muted colors, ignoring well-saturated colors. This is useful for finer control when adjusting color. Page 36! of! 116

37 Structure This tool allows adjusting of image detail and clarity. Using this tool you can get a classic HDR effect with great detail or get a smoother picture with less detail. This is the main tool to increase contrast of the image and visualize more details in the image. Amount. The strength of the effect. By moving the slider to the right, the amount of visible detail in the image increases. Moving the slider to the left will cause the image to lose detail and flatten. The zero state in the middle means that the amount is not applied by default. Softness. Controls the overall softness of structure and textures in the image. Moving the slider to the left will cause parts of the image to become less smooth and more unrealistic. This produces the so-called classic view of the HDR effect. Moving the slider to the right, on the contrary, the details become more global and the image is more realistic. This is very useful slider to adjust realistic details. Boost. Adjusts the overall display of details. When moving the slider to the left, the images will become more realistic and calm." Moving the slider to the right will accentuate details and make the image more unrealistic. Page 37! of! 116

38 Tone The Tone effect is a precise way to adjust overall brightness and contrast. It helps to provide tonal balance and a unique signature style to your photos. Tone is one of the most important filters to give your photos the necessary look. This filter is similar to the Develop filter. However you may have only one instance of the Develop filter in a recipe, you can have multiple instances of Tone. Exposure. Adjusts the global luminance of the image. Moving this slider to the left results in a darker image (reduction of exposure value). Moving this slider to the right results in a brighter image (increase of exposure value). Contrast. Adjusts the contrast of the image. Contrast is the difference in luminance or color that makes an object in an image distinguishable from another. Practically speaking, contrast is determined by the difference in the color and brightness of an object in relation to other objects within the same field of view. Smart Tone. This slider adjusts the overall brightness of image properly. When moving to the right, the image is more vivid, but it does not work when bright areas become white, as in the ordinary exposure. And when you move the slider to the left, the image becomes darker but there are no completely black areas. This is a very powerful and balanced image brightness tool. Page 38! of! 116

39 Highlights. Adjusts the brightness of the brightest areas of the image. Moving the slider to the right cause very bright areas to become brighter, while moving the slider to the left, makes them darker. Shadows. Adjusts the brightness level of the darkest areas of the image. Moving the slider to the right will cause such areas to become brighter and additional details will appear. When moving to the left, such areas become darker, and the number of shadow areas in the image generally increases. Whites. Adjusts the white point of the histogram and white tones in the image. When moving to the right, the brightest tones will become brighter while the histogram stretches to the right. Moving the slider to the left will cause white tones in the image to become darker and the histogram to compress to the left. Blacks. Sets the black point of the histogram or black tones in the image. Moving the slider to the right, black tones become brighter and the histogram compresses to the right. Moving the slider to the left, black become darker and the histogram stretches to the left. A recommended workflow is to start with a light touch with Exposure and Contrast, then Smart Tone. Then proceed to setting Shadows and Highlights and finally fine tune the contrast of the image using the Whites and Blacks sliders. Note Whites and Blacks can be used to fine-tune of contrast of the image. Strong raised Shadows can lead to a strong dark areas and loss of contrast. Page 39! of! 116

40 Vignette A Vignette darkens or lightens the edges of your image. This is quite an old technique to emphasize the accents on photos. The effect typically leaves the central area unaffected while the edges are shaded or lightened. Amount. Strengthens the darkening around the edges of photos. In position 0, the effect is not applied. Move the slider to the left side of the picture to give more shading to the edges, while moving the slider to right will brighten the edges. Size. Size of the obscured area. Moving the slider to the left will increase the area of darkening. Moving the slider to the right will reduce the area of darkening. Roundness. This slider changes the shape of the shaded area. Feather. This slider sets the smoothness of the transition between the area of shading. Inner Brightness. This slider increases the brightness in the central region which is not affected by shading. It allows you to create a contrast effect. Note This tool allows you to highlight key points in the photo, making it more interesting. A slight edges shading always provokes the viewer's eye to consider the lighter central part of the photo. For a realistic picture, don t lower the Amount below -50. As a rule, this effect is used only with darker shading. Highlights are rarely used except for some vintage looks. Page 40! of! 116

41 Issue Fixers Filters This set of filters is designed to solve image problems. They are useful to enhance detail, sharpen an image or remove glare and unwanted color. These filters can be useful to compensate for camera issues or challenges in the shooting environment. Clarity Adjusts the overall image clarity. By increasing the value of the slider, the number of visible details increases. If values are much larger, halos may appear on the contrast edges of the image. A best practice is to be careful when raising the value of the slider above 50. Amount. Controls the amount of clarity added to the image. Page 41! of! 116

42 Dehaze This filter provides a proprietary blend of contrast, clarity and color adjustments to help eliminate the effects of fog and haze often found in cityscapes, landscapes and aerial photos. It's especially helpful when editing photos shot through glass or if there is a lot of mist or fog in the scene. Amount. Move this slider to the right to help cut though fog and haze. Page 42! of! 116

43 Denoise Upon close inspection, you may notice unwanted and distracting noise or grain in your digital image. Often, This is typically caused by shooting photos with a high ISO setting on a digital camera, but it can also be caused by underexposure or a long shutter speed. A lower-quality consumer camera is also more likely to exhibit noise problems. Fortunately Luminar offers an easy filter to reduce or remove noise. Luminosity. Removes grayscale noise from an image. Color. Removes color noise from an image. Boost. Increases how aggressive the Denoise filter is. Page 43! of! 116

44 Details Enhancer The Details Enhancer filter helps you create dramatic photos and brings crystal-clear sharpness to your images. With the proper detail enhancement, you can make your photos look great and sharp with no halos or extra artifacts. Small Details. Small sets sharpness of fine details. At 0, the effect is not applied. Moving the slider to the right will intensify the clarity of small details, while moving to the left, on the contrary, will somewhat wash out the fine details. Medium Details. This option sets medium-sized parts sharpness. At 0, the effect is not applied. Moving the slider to the right increases the sharpness, while moving the slider to the left decreases it. Large Details. Use this choice to set sharpness of global contours of objects in the image. At 0, the effect is not applied. Moving the slider to the right increases the sharpness, while moving to the left decreases it. Highlight Protection. To ensure that the brighter areas of the image aren t over-processed use the Highlight Protection slider. Masking. Try the Masking slider to control the zone of detail amplification. When moving the slider to the left, the number of zones increases and the image becomes more detailed. When moving to the right, the number of granularity zones is reduced. Optimal masking comes from a setting in the range from 30 to 70. Page 44! of! 116

45 Foliage Enhancer Enhances the colors of foliage and greenery automatically, making them more vivid and natural. A good choice for nature and lush landscape images. Hue. Modifies the hue of the affected foliage. Useful to dial in the right amount of green. Amount. This controls how strong the adjustment is for the image. Page 45! of! 116

46 Polarizing Filter On a camera, a polarizing filter can provide more color depth and cuts atmospheric haze, resulting in richer, bluer skies. The same holds true with the Polarizing Filter in Luminar. The effect will produce deeper blue skies and more contrast in clouds. With a light touch of this filter, almost any landscape image can be improved. Note It is not recommended to use this tool on night photos or images with no sky in them. Most times, keeping the effect intensity under +50 will yield the best results. Page 46! of! 116

47 Remove Color Cast Automatically removes undesirable color casts in your images by detecting and adjusting the hue. You can also make manual adjustments to fine tune the result. Method. There are three methods to choose from. Two are automatic that attempt to determine color cast. The other lets you manually adjust the Hue. Amount. This slider is the amount of correction. Color. Adds color back to the image that cab be used to correct color cast. If overdone, a new cast is added. Page 47! of! 116

48 Sharpening The Sharpening Filter helps focus soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus. Use this tool to significantly improve image quality. Keep in mind that too much sharpening can give your photo a grainy look. Please note: on most screens sharpening results can be seen at 100% or more Zoom. Amount. Effect of the micro sharpness applied to the image. Radius. Distance away from contrast edges that the effect is applied. Masking. The dynamic masking feature allows you to reveal details only in appropriate areas and can help you define the sharpness in your image. Page 48! of! 116

49 Creative Filters The Creative Filters are designed to unlock mood or emotion in an image. A wide range of choices can be used as individual filters or in combination to create new looks. Brilliance/Warmth Use the Brilliance/Warmth filter to a. dd rich color and warmth to any scene. The filter offers very responsive controls which makes it easy to use. Positive values can be used to warm the image. Plus you can use negative values to tone down an image as well. Vividness. Useful for creating rich color in a photo. Warmth. This controls the color temperature in the image. It can be used to stylize an image or correct a color balance issue. Page 49! of! 116

50 Сross Processing Reproduces a color cross-processing effect once commonly used in developing film to create unnatural color and interesting contrast shifts. Type. Using the drop down list to choose a color palette preset inspired by various international cities. Amount. Drag the amount slider to affect how strong the cross processing effect is. Page 50! of! 116

51 Dramatic The Dramatic filter is a creative filter that lowers saturation and increases contrast, helping to achieve a gritty cinematic look in your photos, similar to the darkroom technique Bleach Bypass. It is often used in stylized fashion shoots, urban images, or grungy athletic portraits. Amount. The Amount slider controls the total intensity of the added effect. Contrast. Controls the differences in the relationships of tonal values. Adding contrast increases the difference between the highlights, midtones, and shadows. Local Contrast. Adds a more targeted contrast adjustment to the finer details of the image. Brightness. Darkens or lightens details in the image. Often useful for bringing out details in areas like skies. Saturation. Controls whether colors become washed out or more saturated. Page 51! of! 116

52 Fog Allows you to add a strong softening or blurring effect to part of your photo, simulating the high humidity weather phenomenon commonly known as Fog. You can add Light Fog or Dark Fog to an image and adjust its intensity with the Amount slider. Fog Type. Choose from two different style of fog. Amount. Controls the amount of fog added. Page 52! of! 116

53 Golden Hour Use the Golden Hour filter to bring warmth, softness, and golden glow to all of your photos. Simply dial in the amount of warm toning using the Amount slider and use the Saturation slider to introduce an even more overall color vibrancy. Quickly emulate the magic that happens just after sunrise or just before sunset. Amount. This controls the amount of warm toning. Saturation. This controls the overall saturation of the Golden Hour filter. Page 53! of! 116

54 Grain Emulates the structure of analog film stock by introducing a random, stylized grain into your image. Keep in mind that grain and photo noise are different things. Use grain to give your color and black & white photos a cool analog feel. Amount. This controls how present the grain is. Size. This adjusts the size of the grain being added. Roughness. This affects the visual appearance of the grain. Page 54! of! 116

55 High Key Emulates the look of a high key lighting set-up where the main light source slightly overexposes the subject. This produces bright high contrast images. Often used in Fashion & Beauty photography. Amount. How much of the effect is added to the image. Glow. Controls the behavior of the brighter areas of a photo. Standard High Key. Affects the image in a global fashion. Dynamic High Key. Is more limited in its effect, taking skin tones into account as it applies the filter to the image. Saturation. Determines if the overall colors become washed-out or stay richly-saturated. Black. Maintains contrast in the darkest areas. Contrast. Impacts the overall contrast in the image (the relative difference between the lightest and darkest areas). Page 55! of! 116

56 Hue Shift This filter lets you roll the hue in a photo for subtle or dramatic changes. A little is perfect to eliminate unwanted color tints while a big adjustment is perfect for dramatic style. Hue. This slider controls the Hue of the overall image. Page 56! of! 116

57 Image Radiance This filter provides for an overall dreamy look to your image by softening image luminescence, and increasing contrast & saturation. It can create a dreamy, fantasy look for photos by increasing contrast and adding a creative glow, prioritized to the lighter areas of the image. Amount. The overall effect strength. For a moderate effect and a more realistic image, keep the values in the Amount to +40. If the Amount value is 0, then the effect is not applied. Move the slider to the right to increase Amount. Smoothness. This controls the softness of the effect. Brightness. Use this slider to control the brightness of the effect. Shadows. Adjusts the black point for the darker areas of the image. Saturation. A useful way to adjust the color saturation of the effect applied to the image. Warmth. Adjusts the hue of the effect towards the warm end of the scale. Note At a low setting, this effect will give the image more contrast and can increase color in the image. Use the Smart Colorize slider for better control. Page 57! of! 116

58 Matte Look This filter can give your photos an aged look with flat color and high contrast. This works well for both landscape and portraits to change the emotion of your image. Amount. The overall strength of the matte look effect. Fade. Controls the loss of detail that happens in the darker areas of the image. Contrast. This adjusts the relationship between the brighter and darker areas of the filter. Vividness. This control can be used to affect how richly saturated the effect is. Toning Range. Affects what portion of the image has its color shifted. Toning Hue. This sets the color that the image takes on. Toning Saturation. This controls how strong the toning effect is. Page 58! of! 116

59 Orton Effect The Orton Effect allows enhancements to an image that includes glow and focus which produces photos that are sharp and blurry at the same time. This is a great way to add a unique look to your photos. Type: They Type pop-up menu offers two choices. Type 1 increases the Saturation of the image while Type 2 is a softer glow. Amount. Controls the overall strength of the effect. Softness. Choose whether you want the effect to blend gently or have more defined edges. Brightness. This control can raise the luminance values of the entire image. Contrast. Use this to maintain a crisper difference between the light and dark areas of the photo. This is a useful way to create rich blacks and bright whites. Saturation. Controls the intensity of colors in the affected image. Page 59! of! 116

60 Soft Focus This filter emulates a soft focus lens effect or diffusion material placed across your lens. It is perfect for adding a creative glow to portrait and wedding photos. Type. Use the pop-up menu to choose from two styles of an effect. Amount. The Amount slider controls the intensity of the Soft Focus filter. Brightness. Use this slider to increase the relative exposure of the photo. Page 60! of! 116

61 Soft Glow This effect us useful for creating a lighting effect in photos. It is especially useful for bright areas in your image such as streetlights or sky. Amount. The overall effect strength. If the Amount value is 0, then the effect is not applied. Move the slider to the right to increase Amount. Smoothness. This controls the softness of the effect. A Higher value creates a gentler blend between the affected and unaffected areas of the image. Brightness. Use this slider to control the brightness of the effect. Warmth. Adjusts the hue of the effect towards the warm end of the scale. Page 61! of! 116

62 Split Toning A powerful creative tool, Split Toning offers the ability to introduce color toning to black and white images. Toning a black and white image can transform the mood of the resulting image and also help in some printing processes. Amount. The overall strength of color toning applied to an image. Highlights Hue. Scroll through a spectrum of colors to choose the toning of the bright values in a scene. Highlights Saturation. This increase the intensity of the color in the light area of the image. Protection - Preserves white in the brightest highlights in an image. Shadows. Shadow Hue. Scroll through a spectrum of colors to choose the toning of the darker values. Shadow Saturation. Increase the intensity of the color in the dark areas of the image. Balance. Shifts the balance between what is considered and affected by the Highlights adjustments and the Shadows adjustments of Split Toning. Slide to the left and the adjustments made to the Shadows will take precedent, slide to the right, the adjustments made to the Highlights will take precedent. Page 62! of! 116

63 Sun Rays Add a whole new light source to your photo, the sun! You can control its position, the warmth, and amount of glow for a subtle or even dramatic change in lighting. Combine the filter with blending modes for even more control to your lighting. Place Sun Center. Click this button to interactively nudge the sun s position by dragging. X. Moves the sun s origin point along the X-axis. Y. Moves the sun s origin point along the Y-axis. Sunrays Amount. Controls the overall intensity of the sun rays. Sunrays Look. This changes the overall brightness of the scene; Sunrays Number. Use a higher number for more rays and a lower number for fewer. Sunrays Length. This impact the distance the sun rays will travel. Sunrays Warmth. Use this slider to adjust the color temperature of the rays. Sun Radius. This affects the size of the sun rays origin point. Sun Glow Radius. This slider changes the size of the glow around the sun. Sun Warmth. Can change the sun from bright white to a warm glow. Overall Penetration. This slider impacts how much the sun passes through an area. This can be useful when trying to natural composite the rays into a photo. Overall Randomize. Use this slider to get entirely new results that are a variation based on the current settings. Page 63! of! 116

64 Texture Overlay Enables custom images and textures to be blended as a layer into the current image. Textures can easily give your photos new unique looks, especially when you re trying to achieve a vintage or grungy look. Load Texture. Click the Select Texture button to open a file browser. You ll be able to choose a texture graphic on your hard drive. Flip/Flop buttons. This swaps the direction if the texture image. Amount. Use the Amount slider to control how the image lightens or darkens based upon the texture layer. Zoom. Controls the size of the texture. Page 64! of! 116

65 Professional Filters For complete control over your image, professional filters allow fo precise adjustments. This filters offer more control for fine adjustments in an image. Advanced Contrast Precisely adjusts tonal contrast with six distinct controls spanning highlights, midtones and shadows, making for more detailed results. 1. Use the Highlights, Midtones, and Shadows sliders to refine the amount of contrast in each zone. Dragging to the right increases contrast. 2. Use the three Balance sliders to define the midpoint for each zone. This allows you to refine which area is treated as a Shadow, Midtone, and Highlight. Page 65! of! 116

66 Channel Mixer Digital images are comprised of Red, Green, and Blue information. These components are called channels and if they are not balanced properly an image can show color casts. By modifying channels you can choose to emphasize or deemphasize certain details. The Channel Mixer filter allows fine-tuning adjustments and mixing of the Red, Green and Blue color channels (RGB) to create highly customized images. Many users will also use the effect in combination with their black & white conversions workflows. Red/Green/Blue. Use the tabs to switch between each color channel. Red. Influences the balance of Red details. Green. Influences the balance of Green details. Blue. Influences the balance of Blue details. Constant. Adds a global amount of influence to the entire channel. TIP If you press and hold the Option key and click on a slider value in the sidebar, moving the cursor to the left and right will let you set the values of the slider with high accuracy. Slider sensitivity is higher than with its normal movement. This allows you to fine-tune to small numeric values. Page 66! of! 116

67 Сolor Balance The Color Balance filter is useful to change the overall mixture of colors in an image for general color correction. It can also be used for creative control within different tonal regions of an image. Tone. Choose the region to adjust. You can select Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights. Color Balance Sliders. Adjust the balance of Cyan-Red, Magenta-Green, and Yellow-Blue to emphasize certain colors in each tonal region. Page 67! of! 116

68 Color Contrast This filter lets you choose a color range to which to apply contrast. The color selected will cause objects of that color to become lighter, while opposite colors on color wheel will become darker. This effect can help make flat images pop based on the colors in the image. Amount. This controls contrast that is created between differences based on colors (vs. luminance). The strongest is the more contrast between primary and secondary colors. Hue. Chooses the target Hue for emphasis. Brightness. The overall lightness or darkness of the image is controlled with this slider. Contrast. This slider emphasizes the difference in brightness between areas and objects TIP Double click on any slider name resets the value to the default. In most cases, double-clicking returns it to 0. Page 68! of! 116

69 Сurves One of the most powerful tools for adjusting tones to brighten, darken, add contrast and shift colors. Curves can usually be applied to all channels together in an image, or to each channel individually. Curves can help you manually fine-tune the brightness and contrast of the image. Most users will either use Curves a lot or they won t use it at all. The Curves interface is a bit complex and allows for up to 10 control points. This can significantly open up more options when adjusting color and exposure. The primary advantage of Curves is that you have precise control over which points get mapped for tonal adjustment. Tabs. You can make a curve adjustment to all channels equally or to an individual channel (such as to blue to emphasize the sky). Sliders. At the bottom there are sliders that let you adjust black and white points of the histogram (the leftmost and rightmost sliders), as well as the middle bend of the curve (the central slider). Points. You can add up to 10 control points. Drag up to add contrast to an area and down to lighten the area. Multiple points can be employed for contrast adjustments based on tonal range. Page 69! of! 116

70 Dodge & Burn Dodge & Burn tools are known as toning tools. They allow for finer control over lightening or darkening an image. These tools simulate traditional techniques used by photographers. In a darkroom, the photographer would regulate the amount of light on a particular area of a print. 1. To Dodge and Burn, apply the Dodge & Burn filter in the Filters list. 2. Click the Start Painting button to open up your canvas. 3. Choose either the Lighten or Darken tools in the top Toolbar to select the desired brush. 4. Use the Size slider in the Toolbar to control how large the brush is. 5. Use the Strength slider to control its impact. 6. If you get an accidental stroke, the Erase tool can be used to remove it. 7. Click Reset if you need to start over. 8. Click Done to apply the adjustment. 9. Use the Amount slider in the filter control group to further refine the global intensity of the filter and blend it back with the original image. NOTE This is a tool that is meant to be used creatively and by feeling. It is more about the looks and results than it is specific numbers and sliders. Feel free to experiment as you can always adjust the mask of the Dodge & Burn effect as well as its overall opacity. Page 70! of! 116

71 HSL Selectively adjusts Hue (color), Saturation (color purity), and Luminance (intensity) of individual colors in the image for color correction to balance tones and explore creative possibilities. Allows you to create unique looks with selective coloring. There are 3 tabs present in the Color Filter panel. Hue. A set of sliders to adjust the hue or basic color shades of your image. Sliding the control further to the right results in a shift towards the next color in the list (for example from Orange to Yellow). Sliding the left shifts the hue towards the previous color in the list (for example from Orange to Red). Saturation. A set of sliders to adjust color saturation. Sliding the control further to the right results in a more intense color. Of course, moving to the left removes color to the point where -100 will make the image appear black and white. Luminance. A set of sliders to adjust the brightness of the colors. Sliding the control further to the right results in a brighter color within the image. The further to the left, the darker the image. Page 71! of! 116

72 Note This is a powerful tool for fine-tuning of colors in the image as well as a means for creative image processing. Examples of using this tool: The sky is mostly blue in photos. Therefore, lowering the brightness of blue colors in the image can cause more dark and deep blue of the sky. Reducing the tone for some colors (move the slider to the right in Saturation tab), and leaving it for the other can cause a dramatic effect on the selective color in photos. Raising the yellow color (move of the slider to the right) can significantly improve color saturation of autumn foliage on the photos. Page 72! of! 116

73 LUT Mapping Use professional lookup tables to change the appearance of your photo quickly. Choose from film stocks, black and white looks, and create color grades to unlock a new style in seconds. You ll find several built-in stylize in the pop-up list, you can also load your own lookup tables in the.cube format. Amount. This lets you reduce the intensity of the Lookup Table. Contrast. This impacts the overall contrast in the image and can be used to refine the LUT s appearance. Saturation. This impacts the overall saturation in the image and can also be used to refine the LUT s appearance. Page 73! of! 116

74 Microstructure Improves the sharpening of your image in small areas of fine detail and texture. Advanced parameters allow you to fine tune this subtle yet dramatic effect. Use this tool to get some creative, HDR-like effects. Amount. Use the Amount slider to control how much structure is added. Smoothness. Try the Smoothness slider to better blend the increased details and avoid hard edges. Page 74! of! 116

75 Photo Filter This filter simulates color filters that traditionally are attached to a camera lens. Professional photographers often place glass filters in front of the camera lens to cool or warm a picture, or to add special effects. These can also be used to accentuate complementary colors, and add creative toning to your photos. Amount. Controls how much of the colored filter is added to the image. Hue. Sets the color value for the photo filter. Saturation. Controls the intensity of the color added to the image. Save Luminosity. This option prevents the overall exposure of the image from changing. It is useful for most cases and should be turned on to compare its effect. Page 75! of! 116

76 Split Color Warmth This filter can be used to selectively enhances cool and warm tones in your image. Allows you to get increased color contrast and vibrancy or create creative toning effects. You can separately adjust the Warm Colors and Cool Colors. Drag to the left to reduce Saturation in a target and to the right to add more in. Page 76! of! 116

77 Utility These filters are designed for making functional changes to an image. They are often useful for adjusting the lighting in an image, or tone. Adjustable Gradient The Adjustable Gradient filter allows you to selectively adjust exposure, contrast, vibrance and warmth for 2 different parts of the image. You can adjust the mask orientation for selective adjustments. This effect is very well-suited for adjusting the sky and ground regions in a photo. Exposure Adjusts the luminance of the image. Moving a slider to the left results in a darker image (reduction of exposure value). Moving this slider to the right results in a brighter image (increase of exposure value). You can adjust the relative exposure for both the top and bottom of the image independently to refine an image. Contrast Separate contrast controls allow you to modify the amount of contrast at the top and bottom of the image. Contrast is the difference in luminance or color that makes an object in an image distinguishable from another. Practically speaking, contrast is determined by the difference in the color and brightness of an object in relation to other objects within the same field of view. Vibrance. This slider is a "Smart Saturation control. In general, its effect is similar to Saturation with the difference that it increases less vibrant colors stronger and has a weaker effect on more vibrant colors. This allows you to get more realistic and less saturated colors Page 77! of! 116

78 the picture. This slider can be used in conjunction with the Saturation to enhance the secondary colors. Warmth. This slider affects how warm or cool an image appears. A positive value adds warmth while a negative value cools the image. Orientation You can adjust the orientation of the gradient with three controls. It can be moved up or down as well as rotated. It can also be blended for a smoother transition. Page 78! of! 116

79 Bi-Color Toning This filter simulates a traditional glass bi-color filter. It uses two colors and a soft transition to tone the image. This is a good choice for enhancing seascapes and landscape photos. Amount. This controls the intensity of the filter. Overall, how strong the colors are. Top Color. This is the color used at the top of the frame. This will usually be a shad of blue or purple for the sky. Bottom Color. Use this color to control the landscape or water color. Blend. The blend control affects how smooth or a transition there is between the top and bottom adjustment. A higher value creates a soft transition while a lower value is more abrupt. Shift. The shift option moves the transition point between adjustments. By default it is centered top-to-bottom, but this can be raised or lowered in the frame. Rotation. If your image is angled (or your scene has strong geometric composition) you can rotate the angle of the blending. You ll find controls to rotate + or Page 79! of! 116

80 Brightness/Contrast This is a basic filter which adjusts the overall lightness or darkness of an image (brightness) and the difference in brightness between areas and objects (contrast). This filter is easy to understand and works well for new users. For best results consider using the Tone or Develop filters. Page 80! of! 116

81 Color Temperature This filter modifies the color temperature of the photo, making it cooler (more blue) or warmer (more orange). It helps you fix incorrect color temperature on your photos. Page 81! of! 116

82 Exposure A simple filter to adjust the overall Exposure of the image. This filter only offers one slider. For more control consider using the Tone or Develop filters. After adjusting the Exposure filter you may need to use a Saturation/Vibrance filter. Increasing exposure will desaturate the image. Decreasing exposure will boost the saturation. This filter works well with filter masks for precise adjustments to exposure. Page 82! of! 116

83 Highlights/Shadows Provides adjustment for highlight and shadow by changing the brightness of each region independently. You ll often need to combine this filter with a Saturation/Vibrance adjustment to restore washed-out color in recovered areas. Highlights. Adjusts the brightness of the brightest areas of the image. Moving the slider to the right cause very bright areas to become brighter, while moving the slider to the left, makes them darker. Shadows. Adjusts the brightness level of the darkest areas of the image. Moving the slider to the right will cause such areas to become brighter and additional details will appear. When moving to the left, such areas become darker, and the number of shadow areas in the image generally increases. Page 83! of! 116

84 Top & Bottom Lighting This filter allows selective adjustment of lighting for the top and bottom parts of the image. Controls permit shifting the transition area, rotation angle and blending gradient. This effect is widely used in landscape or architecture photography with a distinct horizon. The effect flexibly and separately controls the brightness and other aspects of the top and bottom of the image. This enables you, for example, to lower the brightness of the sky and raise the brightness of the foreground. Thus, your image can be significantly improved without resorting to creating layers and masking. Top. Controls the brightness of the top of the image. Moving the slider to the left will make it darker and to the right brighter. Bottom. Controls the brightness of the bottom of the image. Moving the slider to the left will make it darker and to the right brighter. Orientation. Three sliders let you adjust the horizontal position, rotation of the adjustment, and feathering between top and bottom. Page 84! of! 116

85 Whites/Blacks This filter is a simple way to adjust the white and black point of an image. This gives you finer control over the contrast in a photo. Drag a slider to the right to brighten a zone and to the left to darken. Whites. This affects the brightest areas of the image. Blacks. This affects the darkest areas of the image. Additional Filter Controls If you d like to take additional control over how filters behave, try these two advanced options. Double click a Slider. If you double-click on any slider name resets the value to the default. In most cases, double-clicking returns it to 0. Hold the Option Key. If you press and hold the Option key and click on a slider value in the sidebar, moving the cursor to the left and right will let you set the values of the slider with high accuracy. Slider sensitivity is higher than with its normal movement. This allows you to fine-tune to small numeric values. Masking. Click the mask button next to a filter s name to control how a mask is applied. See the section Masking Options in Luminar to learn more. Page 85! of! 116

86 Working with Layers Each layer can contain discrete elements of your project. Layers can contain photos, textures, ore adjustments. There are lots of ways to create and manage layers, but it all comes back to having an organized design. Be sure to double-click on the name of each layer and give it a clear, descriptive name to make your workflow easier. Using Layers To make sure Layers are visible, do the following. 1. Launch Luminar and open an image. 2. If Layers aren t visible, click the Side Panel button in the Top Toolbar to open the panel. You can also press the Tab key to open the Side Panel if it s hidden 3. If Layers still aren t seen, click the Layers button in the Top Toolbar to view Layers. 4. Review the Layers panel. When you first open an image, it s named with the original name of the file. This base layer can have filters applied directly to it or you can add more layers above. Each new layer uses the previous layer below as its starting point. In other words, each layer imposes the result of its processing on the previous layer. 5. To add another layer, click the + button at the top of the Layers controls. You can either add an Adjustment layer or an Add Image layer. Page 86! of! 116

87 Using an Adjustment Layer Luminar offers a special type of layer that makes it easy to precisely edit your photos. Any filter or filters in Luminar can be applied to an Adjustment Layer. This is a really flexible way to work with you photos as it means you can easily control advanced options for filters such as their application order, opacity, or blending modes. Adjustment layers give you the most flexibility when editing a photo. Here s how to work with Adjustment Layers. 1. Open an image within Luminar. 2. If hidden, open the Layers panel. 3. At the top of the Filters section click the + button. 4. Choose the item Add New Adjustment Layer. 5. From the Add Filters list, choose a filter to attach to the adjustment layer. Page 87! of! 116

88 6. Adjust the filter s results to taste. 7. Use advanced controls to refine the look of the filter such as the layer s blending mode and opacity settings. 8. Continue to add additional effects as needed to their own adjustment layers. 9. As needed, you can turn layers on or off to alter the image s appearance. You can also drag adjustment layers up or down in the layer stack to generate new effects. Page 88! of! 116

89 Using the Add New Image Command The Add Image command is a useful way to add one image on top of another in a Luminar project. There are many possible reasons to do this, including design and technical. In this chapter we ll explore four uses for this effect Loading a Texture Layer The use of texture layers is quite a useful way to stylize an image. You can use the Add Image command to place a texture above a photo. 1. Click the + symbol at the top of the Layers panel and choose Add New Image Layer. 2. Navigate to a texture layer on your hard drive and click the Open button to add the file to your document. The layer is automatically named with the filename of the selected file. 3. Click the Blend menu to change the Blending mode for the Texture layer. 4. Drag the Opacity slider to refine the blending of the two layers. Remember, a texture must be an external file. As you adjust the blend mode and opacity of the texture layer, it will create many different creative effects. Each mode will have a different impact on your image based on the type and opacity you choose. Adding a texture to your image can dramatically change the look and feel of your work, plus you may want to use a brush to apply the texture only in specific areas of your image. Note Textures are not stored in Luminar. These files are located wherever you ve saved them for usage. For easy access, we recommend keeping all of your textures in a consistent place on your hard disk. Page 89! of! 116

90 Replacing a Sky A professional photographer can spend a good part of a day waiting for the perfect sky and weather conditions. Sometimes though, no matter how patient you are, skies will often be washed out and appear missing due to overexposure. One solution is to take pictures of the sky when it looks its best, and then use a few techniques to combine two or more images into a new composited photo. These technique can be done using Layers, along with the Gradient Mask and Transform tools. 1. Open a photo that needs a new sky. Use any filters needed to enhance the image to better match the style with the sky you ll add. 2. Click the + symbol at the top of the Layers panel and choose Add New Image Layer. 3. Navigate to a sky image on your hard drive and click the Open button to add the file to your document. The layer is automatically named with the filename of the selected file. 4. Once the file is opened, it will obscure the layer below it. Page 90! of! 116

91 5. To add back the sky image, one technique is to apply a Gradient Mask, which will have the effect of pulling back in the sky with more emphasis on the upper part of the image. 6. Resize or move the gradient as needed for a best fit and click the Done button to apply it. 7. You can also touch up edges of the Gradient Mask using a brush with decreased exposure and set to a low Opacity such as 20%. Brush over any areas that need additional blending. 8. Click the Gear icon in the Mask toolbar and adjust the Density and Feather controls for smoother blending. 9. Click Done when satisfied with the Mask. Note The desert or the ocean is the best place to shoot the sky. This is often because the amount of environmental and light pollution is greatly reduced and you often have a strong horizon line. Don t worry; just keep your eyes out for a great day with beautiful skies and remember to shoot them. Page 91! of! 116

92 Using Blending Modes with Layers A blending mode compares the content of two layers and enacts changes based on the content of both. You can choose from 14 different blending modes using the pop-up menu at the top of the Layers controls. Understanding blending modes requires a bit of science. To start let s establish three key terms. Base color. The original color in the image Blend color. The color being applied by the top layer or Adjustment layer. Result color. The color resulting from the blend To adjust a layer s Blending Mode is easy. 1. Open a photo within Luminar. 2. In the Layers controls click the + button and choose the Add New Image Layer option. 3. For the top layer, click the Blend pop-up menu in the Layers control area. 4. Choose from one of the 14 available blending modes. Page 92! of! 116

93 Normal. The default mode performs no additional change to how layer contents interact. Darken. Pixels lighter than blend are replaced; darker ones are not. Page 93! of! 116

94 Multiply. Is similar to drawing strokes on the image with markers. The colors of the top layer or blended with the image. Color Burn Evaluates each channel; darkens base by increasing contrast. Page 94! of! 116

95 Lighten Evaluates each channel; it then uses base or blend color (whichever is lighter). Screen Uses a lighter color. It is useful for knocking black out of a layer. Page 95! of! 116

96 Overlay Overlays existing pixels while preserving highlights and shadows of base. Soft Light The effect is similar to shining a diffused spotlight on the image. Page 96! of! 116

97 Hard Light Effect is similar to shining a harsh spotlight on the image. Difference Evaluates each channel and subtracts or inverts depending on brightness. Page 97! of! 116

98 Subtract Looks at the color in each channel and subtracts the blend from the base. Hue Uses luminance and saturation of the base and the hue of the blend. Page 98! of! 116

99 Color Preserves gray levels. It s very useful for coloring and tinting. Luminosity Is the inverse effect from the Color mode. Page 99! of! 116

100 Masking Options in Luminar The use of masks allow you to hide or obscure parts of an image. Masks are useful so you can combine the contents or results of one layer with your primary image. Layer Masks allow you to use powerful painting tools to control their results. The more you work on combining multiple images, the more you ll use masks. Luminar offers 4 types of masks: Brush. The Brush is one of the easiest ways to mask an image. You can use brush strokes to add or subtract from the mask. Radial Mask. The use of a Radial Gradient Mask is a quick, easy way to highlight an area of your photo with an elliptical shape. Gradient Mask. The Gradient Mask Tool is useful for creating a gradual blend between two states or layers. Creating a Layer Mask If you d like to use a mask on a layer, the first step is to add one. This approach is most useful when you want to globally mask parts of an image layer or to blend several filters at once. This mask can be edited using the Brush, Radial Mask, or Gradient Mask tools. To add a mask: 1. Open a photo within Luminar Select the desired layer. By default, layers and adjustment layers have no mask. 3. Click the Edit Mask button. 4. Choose one of the four mask types Brush Radial Mask Gradient Mask Luminosity These tools offer several controls, we ll explore them next. Page 100! of! 116

101 Painting a Mask Once you ve added a mask, you can now add or subtract using a variety of tools. You can freely switch between the Brush, Radial Mask, and Gradient Mask tools while working. Once you ve chosen one of these tools, a new toolbar appears. Let s explore the essential controls. Global Mask Controls Once you start to edit a mask, you ll see global mask controls. These make it easier to visualize a mask or edit its contents. These controls are found in the toolbar. Show Mask/Hide Mask. This controls the visibility of the mask. It makes it easy to view the mask as a rubylith (red) overlay. You may also continue drawing while the layer mask is shown, for even more precision. Just click the eyeball icon Delete Mask. Click the trashcan icon to delete the mask from the layer. Invert. Inverts any mask that you ve created so that its opacity and transparency values are reversed. Fill. This option attaches a mask filled with white that reveals all details of the filter. Use the Brush tool to paint with black and subtract from the mask. Copy. Copies the current mask to the clipboard. To use this, create a new layer and paste it into the new layer. Paste. Pastes the current mask stored on the clipboard for use on another layer. Density. Controls the transparency of pixels outside of a mask so the overall the mask fades into the background better. Feather. Blurs the edges of a mask to more naturally fade the mask adjustments into the image. Page 101! of! 116

102 Mask Tool Controls The next controls affect how you can add or subtract from your mask. Luminar 2018 offers three tools that you can use to paint a mask. Brush. Use a paintbrush to add or subtract from your mask. Radial Mask. Creates an elliptical shape to blend between affected and unaffected areas. Gradient Mask. Creates a linear blend between affected and unaffected areas. Using a Brush Mask The Brush can be used in either Paint mode or Erase mode to add to or subtract from areas of the mask. Clicking on the Paint option will add white areas to the mask. These areas will be preserve the current layer. Brushing with Erase mode is handy for trimming overspray of the mask and making your selection more accurate. To control a brush, click the Brush Settings dropdown menu (it s next to the Erase option). In this window, you can configure all the paint brush settings such as Size, Opacity and Softness. In the center of the grid there are various presets for quick selection. If you have a pen tablet attached, you can also configure Pen Pressure, Radius and Opacity levels. Here s how to use the Masking Brush tool. 1. Open an image in Luminar Click the Add Layer button (+ symbol) or choose Layers > Add New Adjustment Layer. Let s add an obvious effect so its easy to view. 3. With the adjustment layer selected, click the Add Filters button. 4. Apply the Dramatic effect and increase the sliders to a high setting. Page 102! of! 116

103 5. Create a Layer mask on the adjustment layer by clicking the Edit Mask button. 6. Choose Brush from the pop-up list. You now have two options to decide how the initial mask is created. Paint. Clicking with the Paint tool fills the mask with black (hiding all of its results). As you paint and add strokes they are added in white. This method allows you to brush and add the results of the Adjustment layer selectively. Erase. Clicking with the Erase tool fills the mask with white (showing all of its results). As you paint and add strokes they are added in black. This method allows you to brush and subtract the results of the Adjustment layer selectively. The erased areas will show through to the image below. 7. Click the Visibility icon (eyeball) to view the Mask. 8. Brush with the Brush tool to add the results to the layer selectively. 9. Continue painting the mask to get the desired results. Use the toolbar at the top of the window to control the behavior of the Masking Brush tool. Click the Brush Settings dropdown menu to control the shape and dynamics of the brush. You can also click on each property in the top toolbar to edit them individually. Right-clicking on the canvas will also show you a list of brush presets and controls. Size. Controls the diameter of the brush. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts [ and ] to make the brush smaller or larger. Page 103! of! 116

104 Softness. Controls how much blending there is between the center of the brush and its edges. This can create a more gradual blend on any mask. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts of Shift + [ or ] to make the brush harder or softer. Opacity. This controls the overall opacity in the brush. A brush at 100% has full impact. A brush set to 50% will only add or subtract half of its strength. Pen Pressure. If you have a pen tablet attached, you can also configure Pen Pressure, Radius and Opacity levels. This allows you to draw on the tablet and have the force applied to the pen transfer to the size and density of the brush. 10. Click and paint on the canvas to modify the selected mask (layer or adjustment layer). 11. To refine the mask even more, click the Mask Menu to modify the Density and Feathering for the mask. This can control how the mask applies and help blend its results more. Density. Controls the transparency of pixels outside of a mask so the overall the mask fades into the background better. Feather. Blurs the edges of a mask to more naturally fade the mask adjustments into the image. 12. Toggle the mask visibility off by clicking the Visibility icon (eyeball) in the toolbar. 13. When satisfied with the mask, click the Done button in the toolbar. Page 104! of! 116

105 Using a Radial Mask The use of a Radial Gradient Mask is a quick, easy way to highlight the sun, a face or anything else on your photo. You can create an ellipse or circular shape that makes its easy to create a gradual blend between two states. It can be used with an image layer to add ramping transparency. For an adjustment layer, it s useful to create a blend between the modified and original state. Here s how to use the Radial Mask tool 1. Create a Layer or Adjustment Layer mask as previously discussed in this chapter. 2. Click the Edit Mask button on the layer. 3. Select the Radial Mask option from the dropdown. 4. Click and drag to create a circular gradient. 5. Click the Visibility button in the top toolbar to make it easier to visualize the gradient. 6. The tool offers simple controls to refine the gradient. Drag the middle of the gradient (the dot) to place its center. Drag the inside circle s radius to affect the size of the gradient. Drag the outside circle s radius to affect the feathering of the gradient. Drag a handle on the outside circle to adjust the aspect ratio to create an ellipse shape. Drag outside the outer circle to rotate the gradient mask. 7. You can change the mode of the mask if you need to change how a mask is applied by clicking the Invert button. By default the Radial Gradient mask that is created will protect the center of the circle/oval and any enhancements will be applied outside of the inner circle. Click this button to invert the mask so that effects will be applied TO the inner circle. Page 105! of! 116

106 8. You can also adjust properties like Blending modes and Opacity to change the masks impact on the image. 9. When satisfied with the mask, click the Done button. 10. If using an Adjustment Layer, adjust the Filter controls as needed. The mask will control how its results are applied. TIP You can edit the results of a Radial mask by clicking the Edit Mask button. This lets you add or subtract from the mask using the Brush tool for greater control over the mask. Page 106! of! 116

107 Using a Gradient Mask The Gradient Mask Tool is useful for creating a gradual blend between two states. It can be used with an image layer to add ramping transparency. For an Adjustment Layer, it s useful to create a blend between the modified and original state. The Gradient Mask is a favorite tool of landscape photographers that allows you to enhance images smoothly with effects applied to the Gradient. 1. Create a Layer or Adjustment Layer mask as previously discussed in this chapter. 2. Apply an effect or preset to the adjustment layer. 3. Click the Edit Mask button on the layer. 4. Select the Gradient Mask option from the dropdown. 5. Click and drag to create a linear gradient. 6. Click the Visibility button in the top toolbar to make it easier to visualize the gradient. Page 107! of! 116

108 7. The tool offers simple controls to refine the gradient. Drag the top bar or bottom bar to expand or contract the gradient. Drag the middle dot to position the gradient. Drag the bottom bar to move the end of the gradient Click and drag just outside the center point to rotate the gradient mask. Drag a handle on the outside circle to adjust the aspect ratio to create an ellipse shape. Drag the inside handle to rotate the gradient mask. 8. When satisfied with the mask, click the Done button. You can also switch to the Brush tool for further edits to the mask. 9. If using an Adjustment Layer, adjust the Filter controls as needed. The mask will control how its results are applied. If using an image layer, you can control the opacity and blending mode of the layer. TIP You can edit the results of a Linear mask by clicking the Edit Mask button. This lets you add or subtract from the mask using the Brush tool for greater control over the mask. Page 108! of! 116

109 Removing an Object The process of making a photo look better is often referred to as retouching (while repairing damaged photos is referred to as restoration). Luminar offers a useful tools to make these kind of tasks easier. Let s explore how the tool works. Using the Erase Tool The Erase tool sis all about removing unwanted objects or details. You simply click and paint over the unwanted areas. Luminar then examines the surrounding pixels and generates a new texture based on its awareness of what s nearby in the photo. The Erase tool also matches the texture, lighting, and shading of the original pixels. 1. Open an image that has items you d like to erase and remove from the image. 2. Switch to the Erase Tool by clicking the Tools menu in the top toolbar. 3. When you find an area to Erase, simply click and brush over the unwanted area. 4. You can adjust the size of the brush with the toolbar at the top of the screen. Page 109! of! 116

110 5. Click the Erase button to remove the selected areas. 6. When happy with the pixel removal, click the Done button. Page 110! of! 116

111 Cropping a Photo Directly out of a camera, your digital photos will likely not be sized to the exact dimensions you need. Between different shaped screens, web pages, social networks, and prints its often common to change the shape and size of an image. Inside of Luminar you have two options, cropping which changes the shape of a photo and transforming which scales the image inside the canvas. You can use these choices individually or in combination to achieve the desired results. How to Crop a Photo 1. Open an image that needs cropping or straightening. 2. Switch to Crop Tool by clicking the Tools menu or press the C key. After pressing this button, the application enters Crop Tool Mode. 3. Examine the top Info Bar which displays all functions for cropping an image. The image is displayed with a grid that represents the ratio chosen in the Ratio dropdown menu. 4. Choose a Ratio from the Aspect dropdown menu. Free Create a custom shape by dragging to taste. Original Preserves the original shape of the photo but allows you to crop more tightly to remove details from the edges Transposed The original dimensions are reversed for the crop. 16:10 A ratio that matches many computer displays. 16:9 A ratio used by televisions, many electronic devices and presentations 11:8.5 A common size for documents. 7:5 A rectangular image that s common for many photo sizes Page 111! of! 116

112 5:4 A near-square image that s common for many photo sizes 4:3 A rectangular image that s common for many photo sizes 3:2 A rectangular image that s common for many photo sizes 1:1 A square shaped image is created 2:3, 3:4, 4:4 5:7, 8.5:11, 9X16, and 10:16 Presets that match the standard print and screen ratios, but with their values transposed. Facebook Cover A useful size for a page banner on Facebook. Facebook Feed A common size for an image post to Facebook. Enter Custom Offers the ability to choose a specific aspect ratio. 5. Choose a ratio overlay to help with cropping. Rule of Thirds This is a standard overly used to help cropping. The four intersecting points are considered the best place to put a subject. Many feel that following these guides makes an image appear better. Phi Grid The phi grid is similar to the rule-of-thirds grid. The difference is that the parallel lines are closer to each other and to the center of the frame, and the nine boxes are not all the same size. This grid can better accommodate the Golden Ratio. Many landscape photographers feel that this is a better guide for composition rather than the rule of thirds. The Rule of Thirds overlay on the left is the default overlay when cropping. The Phi Grid on the right is an alternative overlay to help when cropping. 6. Drag any of the corners or resize handles to modify the cropping rectangle. 7. To Move the image inside the crop, just click inside the image crop area and drag to reposition the image behind the cropping rectangle. Page 112! of! 116

113 8. To Rotate an image you can click on the Angle readout to reveal a drop-down slider for adjusting the angle of the image up to 45 degrees in either direction. You can also click and drag just outside a corner to rotate. A grid overlay appears to help you with accurate cropping. 9. When happy with the cropping, click the Crop button. To cancel this action click Cancel. If you do not like the result, you can easily undo the cropping by pressing the Undo button. Hence cropping is a safe operation that can be easily undone. Page 113! of! 116

114 Saving & Exporting Files As you work with digital images, at some point you ll reach a point where saving a file is a good idea. It might be an in-progress save to capture work to date as you edit a photo. Perhaps it s to prepare a file for printing or sharing on the Internet. Or maybe an export to social media. Luminar offers many different options for saving and exporting images to meet your needs. Exporting Images You may need to export multiple files for other tasks. Maybe its to post online, to drop into a presentation, or to collaborate with others. When you export a file, you can save in a variety of file formats including JPG, TIFF, and PNG. Saving an Image File You can also save image files from your Luminar project. These files are broadly compatible with many other applications. To create a new graphic file. 1. To create a new graphic file choose File > Export or click the Share image button in the upper right corner and choose Export to image. A new dialog box opens. 2. Choose a new location to store the saved file on your hard drive, an attached disk, or using a Cloud storage provider. 3. Select fa file format from the pop-up list. 4. Give the file a descriptive name and click the Save button to write to disk. Page 114! of! 116

115 Supported File Formats The following types of file can be created in Luminar. JPEG (.jpg). The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format is most often used to display continuous-tone images (such as photos) on the Internet. Most digital cameras use JPEG because it provides excellent compression; the maximum setting provides comparable image quality to much larger file formats like TIFF. Occasionally, the print industry (especially newspapers) will use JPEGs. JPEG is a lossy compression, which means that some data is discarded during compression of the image. JPEGs should not be used as an archive or production file format. You should generally only save JPEG files once, because re-saving continues to discard data and lower image quality. If you have acquired an image as a JPEG in your camera, be sure to save the edited document as a native Luminar file. PNG (.png). The Portable Network Graphics format provides lossless compression. It is increasingly common on the Internet, as most web browsers support it. The PNG format was created to be a patent-free alternative to GIF. Its major advantage is the PNG-24 file, which allows for 24-bit images (8 bits per channel) and embedded transparency. It is technically superior to GIF. TIFF (.tif). The Tagged-Image File Format is one of the most common and flexible formats available. It is widely used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms, and has a long legacy of compatibility. Additionally, TIFF is one of the formats to work in a bit depth of 8 or 16 bits per channel. Open an Image in other Apps or Services If you d like to send your image to another application or service, that s easy too. Luminar integrates with several other applications and web services to make sharing your finished photo (or a work in-progress) fast and simple. Just click the Share Image button in the upper right corner and select a targeted application. Facebook. Add an image to your post, Twitter. Add an image to your Tweet, Mail. Attach a JPEG to a mail message. You may need to separately have an account on these services to access them within Luminar. If an application isn t installed on your machine, it will be grayed out in the menu Page 115! of! 116

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